The Walt Disney Studios – Final 2015 Box Office Grosses

The Walt Disney Studios – Final 2015 Box Office Grosses

2015 marks The Walt Disney Studios’ biggest box office year ever domestically, internationally, and globally. The Studio passed $5B globally on 12/21/15 and $2B domestically on 12/25/15 for the first time ever, and surpassed $3.5B internationally, also for the first time, on 12/29/15.

Disney GBO for 2015 through 12/31/15 stands at $5.845B, marking the #2 biggest year on record for any studio and far surpassing Disney’s previous best of $4.449B set in 2013. The current domestic gross of $2.280B (15 films, including 11 new releases) also stands as the #2 biggest year on record for any studio. Disney earned $3.565B internationally, a Studio record.

Historically, box office market share has been calculated through New Year’s weekend. For those interested in box office returns through 1/3/16, The Walt Disney Studios has earned $6.029B globally, $2.365B domestically and $3.664B internationally.

Calendar Year 2015 Highlights

This is the third consecutive year in which three of the Studios’ new releases surpassed $700M globally (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Inside Out) and four surpassed $200M domestically (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Inside Out, Cinderella). Six Disney releases grossed over $100M domestically and five grossed over $500M globally in 2015.

With the massive debuts of Avengers: Age of Ultron ($191.2M) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($248M), Disney holds four of the top five domestic opening weekends of all-time. Disney now also holds five of the top 10 global releases of all time.

Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron (5/1/15, A CinemaScore, 75% RT score) has earned $1,405.0M worldwide, including $459M domestically and $946M internationally. Its domestic debut of $191.2M is the #4 opening of all time.

Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out (6/19/15, A CinemaScore, 98% RT score) has earned $855.5M worldwide, including $356.5M domestically and $499M internationally. Its domestic debut of $90.4M is the highest opening ever for an original property. It’s the #3 biggest Pixar release of all time, behind only Toy Story 3 and Finding Nemo.